Pauline “Polly” Adeline Fahey

Pauline “Polly” Adeline Fahey, age 87, of Belle Plaine, died peacefully March 25, 2026,
at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. A Mass of Christian Burial for Polly will
take place Monday, March 30, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic
Church with Fr. Michael Kaluza presiding. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 29,
2026, from 4-7 p.m. at Kolden Funeral Home in Belle Plaine and will continue one hour
prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow after the service at Sacred Heart
Catholic Cemetery.
Polly was born on March 27, 1938, to Martin and Minnie (Coopman) Renne. She was
born and raised in Bruce, Wisconsin. On September 7, 1957, Polly married Billy Fahey
at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Belle Plaine. Polly cleaned houses and
farmed in their Faxon Township home until 2002.
In her free time, Polly liked to go to garage sales and read Nancy Drew books. She
loved to garden and took great pride in it. Every year her goal was to grow the first and
biggest tomato. Her specialty was making apple crisp and brandy slush.
Polly loved her family and was very proud of them – especially her grandchildren, who
lit her up with joy every time they walked into the room.
Polly is survived by children, Joan (John) Fahey of Norwood Young America, Peter
Fahey of Belle Plaine, and Billy Joe (Brenda) Fahey of Belle Plaine; grandchildren,
Morgan (Tyler) Connolly, Caitlin (Jeff) Green, Mary Fahey (special friend Max Glass),
Kyle (Jordan) Fahey, Kayla Fahey, and Tre’Von Fahey; great-grandchildren Callen
Connolly, Isaac Fahey, and Claire Fahey; siblings, Bud Renne and Kathleen (Art) Worm;
and her special dog, George.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Billy Fahey; sisters, Josie
Wickelwitz, Gert Monroe, Eldina Eyrich, and Dort Clingsmith; brothers, Melvin Renne
and John Renne; and daughter-in-law, Wendi Johnson;